BRUSSELS (AP) ― Drinking a Bordeaux wine from a “chateau’’ is as French as swigging Kentucky bourbon is American. But now tempers are flaring across the vineyards of France. The United States wants to sell some of its wines in the European Union with ― sacrilege ― a “chateau’’ or “clos’’ label. Is that cheating? Misappropriation? Whatever it is, the issue has the Bordelais turning claret with anger. “What is at stake is the respect for tradition and quality,’’ Laurent Gapenne of Chateau de Lavil

NEW YORK (AP) ― When you are a hot young starlet in Hollywood, you often get what you want. For Nikki Reed, that meant goose-bump calfskin, and for Chloe Grace Moretz, it was a menswear-inspired design. They are two of the celebrities to work with footwear designer Stuart Weitzman to craft shoes to their specs to help raise money for ovarian cancer research.Weitzman has a long history of working with stars, and he finds many of them to be “frustrated fashion designers.’’“It doesn’t surprise me w

Most U.S. women say they use contraceptives because they could not afford to take care of a baby at that time, researchers say.Jennifer Frost and Laura Lindberg of the Guttmacher Institute in New York said few U.S. studies ask women why they use contraception and what benefits they expect or have achieved from its use.Frost and Lindberg surveyed 2,094 U.S. women receiving services at 22 family pla

SAN DIEGO (UPI) -- Parents can make a big difference by helping to instill healthy behaviors in their children, a U.S. health and wellness company says. Dr. Mary Jane Osmick, vice president and medical director of health services for American Specialty Health -- which provides fitness and exercise programs for health plans, insurance carriers and employer groups -- said obesity now affects 17 perc

The Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order and the Global Culture Exchange Forum are offering a free Korean language course for beginners. The class targets international students or foreigners who have little or no Korean language ability.The course lasts 12 weeks and will also cover the comprehension of Korean culture, daily customs and Korean Buddhist culture.Classes run every Monday and Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Cheontae Culture Center at the SK Hub Building in Jongno, Seoul, from Oct. 8 to

The Royal Asiatic Society’s Korea Branch is running a guided tour of Seoul’s Seochon neighborhood on Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.The tour led by Robert Fouser, who has taught English and foreign language instruction for more than 20 years in Japan and Korea, will explore an area that offers a full range of Korean architecture from the 20th century.The tour starts in Tongeui-dong, which has a mixture of hanok, Japanese colonial-period houses, and modern museums and galleries. Following the all

The Saemaul Undong Central Training Institute will conduct a Saemaul training program for foreign students in Korea on Oct. 5-6. The Saemaul Undong, or New Community Movement, is an economic initiative started in 1970 in Korea, and is credited with spurring Korea’s economic growth in the ensuing decade. It has been suggested by the United Nations as a model for developing nations. Students from developing countries are invited to the overnight training program in the SUCTI Auditorium.The program

St. Andrew’s Society is holding its annual St. Andrew’s Ball on Nov. 24 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul.Tickets for the black tie event are 130,000 won per person or 1.2 million won for a table of 10, and can be reserved by contacting vonda.roddick@seoulforeign.org There will be practices of Scottish dancing ahead of the ball, at the Broughton Club at the British Embassy on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost of attendance is 5,000 won, and participants should bring suitable sho